Dyewoods

Dyewoods refers to a number of varieties of wood which provided dyes for textiles and other purposes. Some of the more important include:

• Brazilwood or Brazil from Brazil, producing a red dye.
• Catechu or cutch from Acacia wood, producing a dark brown dye.^[1]
• Old Fustic from India and Africa, producing a yellow dye.^[2]
• Logwood from Belize, producing a red or purple dye.^[3]

References

Dyeing
Techniques	Batik Dyeing Ikat Kalamkari Katazome Leheria Mordant Reactive dye printing Resist Ring dyeing Rōketsuzome Shibori Tie-dye Tsutsugaki
Types of dyes	Dyes Natural Acid Reactive Solvent Substantive Sulfur Vat Disperse
Traditional textile dyes	Armenian cochineal Black walnut Bloodroot Brazilin Cochineal Cudbear Cutch Dyewoods Fustic Gamboge Henna Indigo Kermes Logwood Madder Polish cochineal Saffron Turmeric Tyrian purple Weld Woad
History	Use of saffron In Scottish Highlands
Craft dyes	Dylon Inkodye Procion Rit
Reference	Glossary of dyeing terms List of dyes